Meet Evo, an AI model that can predict the effects of gene mutations with 'unparalleled accuracy'

Evo is a large language model that is not trained on words but on the genomes of millions of microbes. It can accurately predict the effects of mutations.
Skyler Ware is a freelance science journalist covering chemistry, biology, paleontology and Earth science. She was a 2023 AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow at Science News. Her work has also appeared in Science News Explores, ZME Science and Chembites, among others. Skyler has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech.
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Meet Evo, an AI model that can predict the effects of gene mutations with 'unparalleled accuracy'